γόνος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γοῦνος (goûnos) Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os (race). Equivalent to γίγνομαι (gígnomai) + -ος (-os). Cognate to Sanskrit जन (jana, human, race, people).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γόνος • (gónos) m or f (genitive γόνου); second declension

(feminine)
  1. That which is begotten: child, grandchild, offspring
(masculine)
  1. fruit, product
  2. race, stock, descent
  3. procreation, begetting
  4. seed
  5. genitals

Declension

References

  • γόνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • γόνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • γόνος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • γόνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • γόνος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • γόνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • γόνος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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